With the current high temps around Japan, it’s hard to believe that the spookiest season is just around the corner! 

In the Land of the Rising Sun, Halloween season means that many amusement parks roll out spooky decorations and events sure to keep you entertained.

Don’t miss Sanrio Puroland’s “Puro Halloween,” a ghostly celebration featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody and all the other Sanrio characters you love roaming around the Sanrio theme park.

At Tokyo Disney Resort, Mickey and Minnie and Disney villains are dressing up for “Disney Halloween 2024.” Even Huis Ten Bosch, near Sasebo Naval Base, is marking the ghoulish season with “Halloween Night Walk,” which includes light displays and live music performances.

Not only is there great entertainment, but the parks also offer Halloween-themed foods and merchandise. So, make plans for bone-chilling fun, food and shopping!

Sanrio Puroland

This year the theme is “Witches x Immersive.”

Enjoy fun activities like the “Magic Festa,” and “Ojamajo Doremi’s Halloween illumination show” where characters dressed in sorcerer and witch costumes dance under illuminations and a Halloween photo spot. While you’re there, check out the spooky decorations and illuminations in Puro Village, as well as the regular Sanrio rides and displays.

Join an immersive theater “Mystery Puroland” held inside the fourth-floor restaurant. The theme of the show is Japanese comedian Otsuru Himan’s wedding where you’re invited. During the show, a mysterious affair happens that will make both spook and thrill you, but end in a big laugh. Don’t miss it!

For some spooky treats, check out their Halloween menu, including a moon night pumpkin shumai black curry, witch’s bloom chicken cutlet curry and colorful rainbow miracle ice cream.

Puro Halloween 2024

• Period: Through Nov. 5

• Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on most days. Check website for variations in the schedule.

• Location: 1-31 Ochiai, Tama City, Tokyo

• Admission (Passport): 2,200 - 5,900 yen - varies depending on the day of the week.

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• Tel: 042-339-1111

Tokyo Disney Resort

Both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea are hosting a variety of fun, spooky events to get you in the spirit. At Tokyo Disneyland, enjoy the “Disney Villains Halloween into the Frenzy” featuring a dance party with popular Disney villains and Mickey, Minnie and their friends, as well as the Haunted Mansion’s yearly switch to its Nightmare Before Christmas theme.

Head to the Halloween Fair at Tokyo Disney Sea’s Mediterranean Harbor for pictures with costumed cast members, and even partake in some trick-or-treating. In the evening, the park undergoes a spooky, foggy transformation, setting a mysterious mood.

Both parks have seasonal snacks you’ve got to try. At Disneyland, sample Maleficent’s special set with salad of Maleficent’s horn-shaped black corn and thorn-shaped tagliolini made from squid ink. Disney Sea’s spooky offerings include Halloween Sundae with Mickey-shaped candied sweet potatoes and chestnuts.

Disney Halloween 2024

• Period: Oct. 1 - Nov. 7

• Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on most days. Check out the link for variations in the schedule.

• Location: 1-1 Maihama, Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture

• Admission (one-day Passport): 4,700 – 10,900 yen - varies depending on the day of the week, check out link for more info.

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• Tel: 0570-008-632

Universal Studios Japan

If you want to up the fear factor, Universal Studios Japan is where you want to go for a screaming good time. The park’s Halloween events in the daytime are great for the entire family to enjoy.

Check out the “Hahaha Halloween Party” with all your favorite characters, from Pokemon, My　Melody, Kuromi and Minions strolling around the park. Enter the haunted houses if you dare. At night, brace yourself for the famous “Halloween Horror Nights,” where ghouls, goblins and zombies come out to play. The scary night scene includes live entertainment, music and scares, so get ready for a full day of Halloween fun.

Don’t forget to take a break and enjoy seasonal treats like the Halloween Pizza Set and Halloween Minion Cream Puff.

Hahaha Halloween Party and Halloween Horror Nights

• Period: Through Nov. 4

• Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. on most days. Check out the link for variations in the schedule.

• Location: 2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

• Admission (one-day studio pass): 5,800 – 10,900 yen - varies depending on the day of the week, check out the link for more info.

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• Tel: 0570-200-606

Huis Ten Bosch

In the picturesque European landscape, you can dance with Miffy and other Huis Ten Bosch characters in the “Halloween Parade.” Kids can get candy when they pitch a magical chant to shopkeepers inside the park’s shops.

Go for an enchanted stroll at the “Halloween Night Walk,” where countless illuminations and jack-o-lanterns guide you along the path as costumed performers serenade you in the Art Garden. At the Palace Huis Ten Bosch, you can enjoy the addictive horror of “Haunted Halloween” and wrap up the night with Halloween night fireworks (Saturdays and Sundays throughout the period).

While there, don’t forget to sample the Wakuwaku Halloween burger with colorful vegetables and pumpkin and the Halloween Party Puff.

Halloween Festival

• Period : Through Nov. 4

• Hours: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. on most days. Check out the link for variations in the schedule.

• Location: 1-1 Huis Ten Bosch Town, Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture

• Admission (one-day passport): 3,700 – 7,400 yen

• URL

• Tel: 0570-064-110

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